AN EMPIRE ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK

Lot 208
23.05.2024 10:30UTC +00:00
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£ 3 780
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 208 | AN EMPIRE ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 4 000
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
THE CASE BY PIERRE-VICTOR LEDURE, THE MOVEMENT BY CLAUDE HEMON, CIRCA 1815
The case in the form of an Egyptian 'altar' cast in relief with stylised hieroglyphics, centred by a recessed panel with a bull's mask above a further recessed panel with a canopic jar issuing flowering branches, on a stepped plinth, the white enamel dial with Roman chapters signed 'Ledure Bronzier á Paris' and 'Hémon Hr.', the twin-barrel movement with tic-tac escapement, silk suspension and countwheel strike to bell
13 ½ in. (34.4 cm.) high; 8 in. (20.2 cm.) wide; 3 ¼ in. (8.4 cm.) deep
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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